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LEAF BEETLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leaf beetle mean? 

LEAF BEETLE (noun)
  The noun LEAF BEETLE has 1 sense:

1. brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stemsplay

  Familiarity information: LEAF BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEAF BEETLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chrysomelid; leaf beetle

Hypernyms ("leaf beetle" is a kind of...):

beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leaf beetle"):

flea beetle (any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping)

Colorado beetle; Colorado potato beetle; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; potato beetle; potato bug (black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide)

Holonyms ("leaf beetle" is a member of...):

Chrysomelidae; family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)


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